Check in on Resolutions Time

Time to check in on my Q2 results regarding my New Year’s Resolution Implementation Program.

Here’s my quarterly update:

Lose 35 lbs and keep it off.–Since last December, I lost a total of 10 lbs which I have kept off to date.

Exercise 4-5 days per week.–This was derailed by the car accident in June. Now I’m doing physical therapy exercises twice a day.

Follow a low-carb eating regimen.–Hit and miss. Been good for a few days.

Self-publish my novel, The Six Train to Wisconsin. Done in late April/early May for the ebook and paperback.

Find a full-time job and move back to a major or minor city.–Since I have an agent and publisher for my other book, I’m going to try to make a living as a full-time author.

Submit my third manuscript to agents and publishers.–Since I have an agent, I’m hoping she will take a look at it once I polish it up. I have it out to two beta readers and I hope to get their feedback this fall/winter.

So 4-6 are pretty much completed. Looks like I need to focus more on 1-3 in Q3 & Q4.

I’m on my way to Wisconsin tomorrow so I won’t be around online for about a week or so. Sometimes you have to disconnect to connect in the real world. 🙂

Sounds like you managed to keep to a few of your resolutions and Great about the Book .. Sorry to hear about your car accident though I hope all is well… And good luck in all you do and have a good trip… 🙂
take care.. Sue

My hope is to meet most of them by the end of the year. 🙂 Fingers crossed. Thanks! I’m really happy with the writing goals. Hoping the weather holds and we can take off tomorrow. Thunderstorms are predicted. 🙁

I think you’ve been pretty darn successful on the resolutions! Now get yourself to Wisconsin and have a great time! It looks like the heat may have broken there, so you should hopefully have much nicer weather for events there. 🙂

No, it’s a smaller town. No jobs in my field around here. I’d need to move to a city to return to my previous career. Though an igloo would be an interesting experience. But also not good for job prospects. 🙂

It’s great that you’re making such strong progress, especially on the writing ones! As for the physical ones, those just take time; when you build them into habit, they become easier. Your diligence will pay off, believe me.

Thanks! They require a lot more commitment all day to stick to. Writing is more of a knock it out in an hour or two. Eating right is a 24 hour a day thing. So true. I need to get into the habit of doing it. 🙂

Thanks Christy! It really depends on your goals. If you are happy with a small press or self publishing, an agent isn’t necessary. If you want to get a book published with one of the Big 5 publishers, you’ll need an agent to get your work in front of those editors and to negotiate the terms of the contract. 🙂

Thanks. It was really scary. I’m doing Physical therapy exercises and slowly mending. It was a long time and a long line of rejections to get the agent. I still can’t quite believe it happened. 🙂 She’s really wonderful and adeptly handles the tangle of contract negotiation.

Well done on 4-6 Kourtney and some progress on the others despite the setback of the accident – I notice it’s the ones about taking care of yourself that you’ve made slower progress on, so don’t forget to look after you while you’re following the whirlwind of your creativity…:)

I was a little too career focused I suppose. Now that things are happening there, I’m definitely going to devote more time to me. That’s a really interesting point–I’ll have to think on it a bit. Awareness is the first step to making a change. 🙂

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